Poor Bakary Sako. At times at his electric, unplayable best last Friday against Rovers, he was largely a cold, trembling bystander against Wednesday.

Not that it was a day or indeed a pitch designed for tricky wing-play.

Saunders looked resplendent in his club tracksuit, overcoat and white trainers - a million miles from the dark suit and scarf of his predecessor.

The pity, in contrast, was that the football was too near a carbon copy of that played under Stale Solbakken. Saunders will need more than a fortnight, for sure.

Wednesday were dominant.

And yet the half was already at its mid-point before either goalkeeper was seriously troubled.

Antonio ghosted goalside of his marker onto Jermaine Johnson’s pass, but Ikeme made a superb save with his feet to deny the Wednesday striker.

Wednesday enjoyed extended spells of possession but actual chances were at a premium. Then a short corner saw Jeremy Helan deliver to the far post, with Miguel Llera knocking the ball back for Reda Johnson to power a header goalwards that was saved on the goalline by Ikeme.

Antonio found himself un-marked in the penalty box, after good work from Jermaine Johnson and Kieran Lee, but a fired inches wide.

A scrappy affair needed an introduction of some quality.

And so Saunders replaced Davis with O’Hara on the hour.

But still Wednesday had the better of things. Christophe Berra’s slip allowed Antonio a sight on goal but his shot went woefully over.

Antonio was creating whole heaps of trouble, breaking quickly after a Wolves corner and laying off for Helan whose shot only found the side-netting.

Ebanks-Blake made way for teenager Jake Cassidy, with Saunders also replacing the out-of-sorts Sako with Peszko, and both substitutes added genuine menace, if only sporadically.

Again Wednesday threatened as Helan’s low ball was almost tucked home by Antonio at the near post but for Ikeme’s intervention. With minutes of normal time left, Doyle saw a fierce shot go narrowly over before Gary Madine, who had replaced Jermaine Johnson, headed wide from a tight angle.

Wednesday had a flurry of near misses late on, with Helan battling to put the ball across the box and somehow managing to not find a team-mate.

Antonio really should have burst the net from three yards after Roger Johnson failed to cut out Helan’s cross.

Wolves managed to hold out for the draw in three minutes of stoppage time but it is now six games without a win in all competitions.